Today I Found Out

The Truth About the Infamous McDonald's Hot Coffee Incident (2016x72)

Air date: Apr 14, 2016

→Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut?→’s Basement https://youtu.be/tp61Yrj5lTA?list=PLR0XuDegDqP3XRa-w_G0dy_aMMXj0Uq-k In this video: The infamous McDonald’s “Hot Coffee” legal battle is considered by many to be a premier example of a frivolous lawsuit. The general story is often told that a woman named Stella Liebeck visited a McDonald’s drive-thru and purchased a cup of coffee. She then drove away with the coffee sitting between her legs while also removing the lid. That combination caused coffee to spill all over her lap. The resulting burns allowed her to file suit and win almost $3 million from McDonald’s. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/07/truth-infamous-mcdonalds-hot-coffee-incident/ Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/booming/not-just-a-hot-cup-anymore.html https://www.caoc.org/?pg=facts http://www.business.txstate.edu/users/ds26/Business%20Law%202361/Misc/McDonalds%20coffee.pdf https://www.ttla.com/index.cfm?pg=McDonaldsCoffeeCaseFacts http://injury.findlaw.com/product-liability/the-mcdonald-s-coffee-cup-case-separating-mcfacts-from-mcfiction.html http://www.jtexconsumerlaw.com/V11N1/Coffee.pdf http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/28/booming/storm-still-brews-over-scalding-coffee.html http://abnormaluse.com/2011/01/stella-liebeck-mcdonalds-hot-coffee.html http://www.businessinsider.com/retro-report-examines-stella-liebeck-case-2013-10 https://www.citizen.org/congress/article_redirect.cfm?ID=785#_ednref15 http://www.healogics.com/Patients/patients/wound-debridement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants